Silver Star vs Virginia City

A side-by-side comparison of Silver Star and Virginia City: population, income, housing, and more.

Silver Star and Virginia City are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Virginia City has the higher population (148 vs 72 in Silver Star). Silver Star has the higher median home value ($513,900 vs $288,600 in Virginia City). Since 2019, Silver Star's population has grown faster (-19.1% vs -28.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Silver Star	Virginia City
Population	72	148
Median age	54.1 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	—
Median home value	$513,900	$288,600
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	20	140
Homeownership rate	85.0%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Silver Star	Virginia City
Population	89 → 72 (-19.1%)	207 → 148 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $34,375 (-16.7%)	$48,125 → $75,625 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$562,500 → $513,900 (-8.6%)	$203,900 → $288,600 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $875 (-12.5%)

Silver Star

Population

8972

Median household income

$41,250$34,375

Median home value

$562,500$513,900

Virginia City

Population

207148

Median household income

$48,125$75,625

Median home value

$203,900$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Silver Star	Virginia City
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	10.1%
18 to 24	16.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	1.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	16.9%
45 to 54	30.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	4.2%	5.4%
65 to 74	4.2%	28.4%
75 and over	20.8%	22.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Silver Star	Virginia City
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Silver Star	Virginia City
No high school diploma	6.0%	22.4%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	44.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Silver Star	Virginia City
Drove alone	90.6%	71.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Silver Star	Virginia City
1-unit, detached	80.0%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Silver Star	Virginia City
Poverty rate	9.7%	7.4%
Average household size	3.60	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1998	1938